Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT Programmes European Research Council presents its first conclusions On 7 October, the European Research Council (ERC) presented a selection of its first starting grant winners at a meeting in Paris, France, and reflected on its successes and challenges over the past three years. The ERC's achievements, …

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT Miscellaneous Scientists uncover how olive oil regulates appetite New research reveals how certain fatty foods help to regulate appetite. Writing in the journal Cell Metabolism, the Italian and American scientists explain how unsaturated fats, such as those found in olive oil, avocados and nuts, stimulate the …

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT Miscellaneous EU-27 population boom coming: Eurostat report Experts anticipate that the EU-27 will face a population boom from now until 2035, where the number of people will reach 521 million, against the current 495 million. The figure is expected to drop to 506 million in 2060. The data was recently …

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT Events Strategic seminar on 'Engineering secure complex software systems and services', Brussels, Belgium The European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) and the European Commission are jointly organising a strategic seminar on 'Engineering secure complex software systems and services' on 16 October 2008, in …

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT Events SSH and SiS info day, Milan, Italy An information day on the 'Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities' (SSH) and 'Science in Society' (SiS) Themes and corresponding calls for proposals under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) will take place in Milan, Italy, …

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT Calls for tenders Tender: Galileo signals performance simulation tool The European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Supervisory Authority (GSA) has launched a call for tenders to procure a simulation tool for the Galileo global navigation satellite system (GNSS). The tool to be developed should help to assess the …